Establishment of Competency-based Higher Education System that contributes to the development of socially connected doctoral students and Significant of Graduate School League
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Sayuri TOHO
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
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- Kotona MOTOYAMA Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Future Knowledge Division
- Amane KOIZUMI Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
- Takaya YUIZONO Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
- Kunio SHIRAHADA Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
- Junichi Shimada Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
- Yukari NAGAI Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
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https://doi.org/10.51094/jxiv.2053Keywords:
Doctoral Education, Graduate School League, Competency, Higher Education System, Sandwich EducationAbstract
In today’s society, doctoral talent is expected to possess not only advanced research capabilities but also the ability to address social issues and engage with industry. This paper reports on the implementation of the Competency-based Higher Education System that call CHES and the "Sandwich Education" model proposed by the Graduate School League under the Cabinet Office’s SIP initiative.
CHES is a model of educational framework that systematically cultivates nine core competencies, including future foresight, ethics, and transdisciplinary intelligence. Sandwich Education involves a cyclical learning process in which students bring social issues into the university, formulate hypotheses, and engage in verification through collaboration between academia and society. This approach fosters practical doctoral competencies through multi-stakeholder engagement.
The model provides a new framework for transforming doctoral education and fostering socially engaged, high-impact doctoral professionals.
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Sayuri TOHO
Kotona MOTOYAMA
Amane KOIZUMI
Takaya YUIZONO
Kunio SHIRAHADA
Junichi Shimada
Yukari NAGAI
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